pertwk Chapter 600 Ancient Moon Immortal
Chapter 600 Ancient Moon Immortal
Chapter 600 Ancient Moon Immortal
As for why this matter wasn't escalated to a higher level and instead fell to a local criminal investigation team...
After a little thought, Meng Lang understood the reason behind it.
The person is now in our hands, so Mr. Hu can't investigate himself, but he can't remain silent on the surface either.
Having the people below search with gongs and drums was probably just a show for the other side...
So whether this case is solved or not is completely unimportant.
Do you really think the higher-ups can rely on a criminal investigation team to search for people at a military base?
Wang Zhaoping's efforts were all for nothing...
“Brother Meng, I know you’re a righteous man, but I can’t let you help me for nothing this time. After deducting income tax from the $300 million reward, we’ll probably have about $100 million left!”
Once it's done, consider it Brother Meng's intelligence fee.
Wow! That's quite generous...
One million US dollars is equivalent to an average person's lifetime income.
Hmm... this also indirectly shows that Hideyoshi Iwasaki is indeed quite wealthy.
If they were to actually play the role of kidnappers, with the Iwasaki family's resources, extorting tens of millions of US dollars shouldn't be difficult, right?
The problem is that this money is a hot potato; it will likely attract the full-scale investigation and pursuit of the Iwasaki family...
Well, if it weren't for the worry about unforeseen complications, Meng Lang would actually be tempted.
"Brother Wang, is it because your department is interested in this case that you're so keen on it?"
"Uh... Of course the bureau wants to take this money too. To improve the food and upgrade the equipment, who would complain about having too much money?"
However, it wasn't entirely because of the bounty..."
Wang Zhaoping glanced at Meng Lang, looking slightly embarrassed.
"Sigh! I won't lie to you, brother, actually our bureau chief is retiring soon..."
Meng Lang was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
"You mean you're getting a promotion?"
"No, no, no, this position isn't necessarily mine. There's another deputy director who's also capable of competing with me, so... I'm just planning to achieve something more..."
So this is ah……
More important than getting rich is getting promoted, no doubt about it!
"Hehe! To be honest, I would have needed to endure at least a few more years, but it's all thanks to you, Brother Meng. After several cases, I've achieved some results, and all I'm missing is an opportunity."
This opportunity has come knocking on our door.
So...I'd like to try my best, haha..."
Wang Zhaoping was quite embarrassed and then sighed.
"Sigh! Brother Meng, please don't laugh at me. You're not in the system, so you might not understand. The section chief and division chief levels are a hurdle. Some people spend their whole lives trying to get over it."
At my age, if I lose the competition for the director position this time, I don't know how long I'll have to wait for the next opportunity.
Even if I do become a bureau chief, that's about it.
But if we succeed this time, maybe we'll have a chance to move up in the future..."
"Hmm..." I see.
Meng Lang stroked his chin.
Speaking of which, I and Wang Zhaoping have been working together since the "Yuan Li case," and along the way, I have used each other's identities to solve a lot of troubles.
In terms of both ability and character, Wang Zhaoping can be considered a trustworthy half-one of our own.
If the other party could take another step forward, or even go a step further...
That would naturally be a good thing for me!
The greater the power of the other party, the longer the lever they hold, and the more people's fates they can influence through it...
Seeing that Meng Lang did not answer immediately, Wang Zhaoping thought that his purpose was too obvious and couldn't help but feel embarrassed.
"Uh... Brother Meng, do you think I'm too opportunistic?"
Meng Lang snapped out of his daze, smiled, and shook his head.
"How could that be! It's only human nature; a soldier who doesn't want to be a general isn't a good soldier."
"That's good. I was worried that Brother Meng's indifferent nature to fame and fortune might make him look down on those of us who want to improve... Hehe!"
"What do you mean by that? Wanting to make progress is called having lofty aspirations!"
Moreover, even the most indifferent person to fame and fortune must first pursue fame and fortune.
After all, you can't be indifferent to something you've never possessed, and just pretend to be indifferent without actually owning it, can you?
"Haha! That makes sense, Brother Meng's words are always so insightful!"
"So, let's wait until you've achieved great success, Brother Wang, before we settle down and live a life of detachment from fame and fortune together, hehe..."
"Hmm?" Wang Zhaoping's eyes lit up immediately.
Successful and famous?
"So, Brother Meng really has news?"
"Hmm..." Meng Lang thought for a moment, then stretched out his hand and pinched his fingers for a while before smiling.
"Of course I don't know where the person is, but as for advice, I do have one here."
"Oh? Brother Meng, please tell me!" Wang Zhaoping quickly sat up straight.
He had come here to try his luck, without really having any hope. Could he really expect to gain something?
But why does your finger-pinching posture look so much like those old charlatans in the martial arts world?
Meng Lang looked around carefully, then leaned closer and whispered.
"There's a mountain on the outskirts of our city..."
"Uh-huh!"
"There is a temple on the mountain..."
"Uh-huh!"
"There's an old monk in the temple..."
“Uh…” Wang Zhaoping’s expression gradually became somewhat strange.
Fortunately, Meng Lang didn't mention the little monk in his next sentence.
"This old monk is called Master Zhineng..."
Wang Zhaoping was stunned.
A smart master? Nanshan Temple?
He was certainly familiar with this; in a previous child abduction case, the "Chaoyang masses" had used SmartMaster's smartphone to make the call to the hotline...
"Brother Meng, what do you mean?"
"What I mean is... his fortune telling is very accurate!"
"Uh……"
A bucket of cold water was poured over my head, and my hope was instantly extinguished.
So you used Taoist divination skills to calculate for a long time, and then told me to go to a Buddhist temple to draw another fortune stick?
The Taoist patriarch entrusted his business to the Buddha.
Does the Jade Emperor know about this?
Wang Zhaoping was both amused and exasperated. "Brother Meng, what you're doing..."
Meng Lang interrupted him with a smile, shaking his finger, "The Buddha said, it cannot be spoken, it cannot be spoken~"
No matter what questions Wang Zhaoping asked, Meng Lang just smiled and focused on sipping his tea, leaving Wang Zhaoping with no choice but to end the conversation.
……
Just as the two finished paying their bill and were about to leave the teahouse, Wang Zhaoping seemed to remember something.
"Oh, by the way, boss, I'd like to buy some tea. Do you have any Wuyi Da Hong Pao?"
When business comes knocking, the teahouse owner will naturally not refuse.
"Yes, yes, yes! You're looking for a gift, right? Then I recommend this premium grade Zheng Yan tea, produced in the authentic 'Three Pits and Two Streams' of Wuyi Mountain, 1000 yuan per jin."
"Hmm...okay! Give me a pound, the kind in a gift box."
"Okay, wait a minute!"
Meng Lang seemed to be deep in thought.
"Brother Wang, are you trying to give this to the leader?"
Wang Zhaoping nodded somewhat helplessly.
"Yeah, there's nothing we can do about it, that's just how things are these days. My competitor has been visiting the mayor's house more often than he's clocking in at work lately."
If someone keeps expressing their loyalty while you don't show any, then it's a matter of attitude.
So, having found out that the mayor likes to drink Da Hong Pao tea, I thought I'd cater to his taste...
To be honest, I've been so focused on solving cases all these years that I can't compete with these seasoned veterans when it comes to interpersonal relationships.
Even if I manage to crack this case, I might not even get the chance to become the bureau chief. Sigh…
Running for a promotion! Got it!
But...mayor?
"Is it Mayor Hu Yonghua?"
“Yes! That’s right!” Wang Zhaoping wasn’t surprised that Meng Lang knew Hu Yonghua.
After all, there's only one mayor in a city like Suzhou, so it's not surprising that they've seen it on TV news.
However, Wang Zhaoping had no idea that Meng Lang's "understanding" was somewhat different from the "understanding" he presented on television...
He chuckled.
Forget it, let's see this through to the end...
“If that’s the case, then I do have a gift that might be more suitable than the tea you gave me,” Meng Lang said with a smile.
"Hmm? What gift?"
"Ha ha……"
……
Half an hour later, Wang Zhaoping, who was waiting downstairs in the residential area, saw Meng Lang come out with a scroll in his hand...
"What is this?" Wang Zhaoping asked, taking the scroll with a puzzled look.
"Calligraphy and paintings".
"Calligraphy and painting?"
Could it be an antique from a famous artist?
"No, no, I can't give away something so valuable."
"Hehe! Don't worry, it's not worth much money, but a treasure is priceless. Maybe your leader will like this calligraphy and painting?" Meng Lang laughed mysteriously.
Wang Zhaoping hesitated for a moment, still somewhat puzzled, before untying the ropes securing the scroll. He then unrolled it, and the flowing, vigorous calligraphy came into view…
With the help of a gentle breeze, it soars into the sky.
Several people on the ground look up at me in the azure sky...
Wang Zhaoping didn't understand poetry or calligraphy, so he looked directly at the red seal at the end of the signature...
Gu Yue Zhenren?
Uh... I've never heard of it?
Who is this "Ancient Moon Master"?
(End of this chapter)